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Jeffrey Jones


Biografi

Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American character actor, best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus (1984), Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), Dr. Skip Tyler in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Eddie Barzoon in The Devil's Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood (2004–2006) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019).

Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, and studied acting at the Putney School, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and Lawrence University. He began his acting career in small parts in film and television in the 1970s. In his best-known roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice, and Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, his dead-pan expression and distinctive face bring a comic flavor to his characters through their reactions to the situations in which they find themselves, more so than the wit in their scripted lines.

Jones has also had a successful career on stage, appearing in productions of The Crucible, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Glass Menagerie. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards, for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Crucible (1988) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Secret Garden (1991).

In 2002, Jones was arrested on charges of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to two years of probation.

Dikenal sebagai

Acting

Tanggal Lahir

28 September 1946 di Buffalo, New York, USA

Filmografi

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

sebagai Eddie Barzoon

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

sebagai Charles

Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

sebagai Reverend Steenwyck

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

sebagai Ed Rooney

Amadeus

Amadeus

sebagai Emperor Joseph II

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

sebagai Skip Tyler

Stuart Little

Stuart Little

sebagai Uncle Crenshaw

Valmont

Valmont

sebagai Gercourt

Easy Money

Easy Money

sebagai Clive Barlow

How High

How High

sebagai Vice President

Till Dad Do Us Part

Till Dad Do Us Part

sebagai Brady

Heaven & Earth

Heaven & Earth

sebagai Minister (uncredited)

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

sebagai Joe Potter

The Soldier

The Soldier

sebagai U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense

Par 6

Par 6

sebagai Lloyd Bator Jenkins

Flypaper

Flypaper

sebagai Roger

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

sebagai Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)

The Pest

The Pest

sebagai Gustav